Gridiron Wrap

Similar to Writing Illini’s Sunday Morning feature that recaps the week’s news on the Illini basketball team, the Gridiron Wrap does the same thing, this time on Saturdays and for the football team.

The Gridiron Wrap will be moved to the middle of the week (under the name Cram Session) once the season officially starts.

Weekly Illinois Fighting Illini Football Headlines

• November 12-18, 2010: Illinois is still looking for the season’s sixth win as they head to Wrigley Field in Chicago to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in the annual instate rivalry.
• November 5-11, 2010: The Illini attempt to move on from the disappointment of the Michigan game and prepare Minnesota while this Thursday Cram Session also looks into Senior Day 2010.
• October 29-November 4, 2010: Illinois attempts to extend its win streak over a struggling Wolverines team while the team enjoys owning the Purdue Cannon for the first time since 2003.
• October 22-28, 2010: Scheelhaase fights through his injury in preparation for Purdue while Illinois enjoys its turnaround success in this edition of Thursday Cram Session.
• October 15-21, 2010: Illinois returns home for its annual homecoming game as Thursday Cram Session dives into their matchup against the Indiana Hoosiers and other Big Ten news as the conference race narrows.
• October 8-14, 2010: The final game of Illinois’ State Stretch is put under the microscope as Thursday Cram Session takes a look at the stories concerning Illinois road game at undefeated Michigan State.
• October 1-7, 2010: Thursday Cram Session covers the news surrounding both the Illini and Penn State as Illinois tries to notch its first ever win at Happy Valley.
• September 25-30, 2010: Thursday Cram Session surounds the October 2nd matchup with the Buckeyes as Illinois tries to replicate its 2007 upset and Ohio State tries to avoid what could be an embarrassing road loss.
• September 17-24, 2010: Thursday Cram Session goes inside the team’s activities during its bye week before it heads into conference play. The team tries to get fully healed before the #2 Buckeyes come to town.
• September 10-16, 2010: Thursday Cram Session takes a look at the September 18th NIU matchup with links to news surrounding both teams including NIU coach Jerry Kill’s hospitalization and Scheelhaase’s Freshman of the Week honors.
• September 3-9, 2010: Thursday Cram Session covers the SIU Salukis and news surrounding the Illini including SIU’s 70-7 win in their opener and the Fighting Illini’s loss of Michael Buchanan.
• August 29-September 2, 2010: Introduces the first Thursday Cram Session and preps Illinois fans for the September 4th Missouri game by providing a bunch of links to stories on both teams.
• August 22-28, 2010: Includes the Fighting Illini injury bug (Supo Sanni, Zach Becker), the dismissal of Walter Aikens, the naming rights of the Illinois-Northwestern game at Wrigley Field, and much more football news.
• August 15-21, 2010: Wraps up and recaps Camp Rantoul, highlights new Illini coordinators Jeff Brohm and Vic Koenning, and details the importance of Martez Wilson in 2010.
• August 8-14, 2010: Introduces the 2010 football team, fights through the sweltering heat of Camp Rantoul and provides a look at new Illinois coaches Paul Petrino, Vic Koenning and DeAndre Smith.
• August 1-7, 2010: Recaps Big Ten Media Day, highlights Illinois’ pair of deuces (redshirt freshman quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase and junior linebacker Martez Wilson), and examines other Big Ten teams heading into the 2010 season.
• July 25-31, 2010: Discusses Terry Hawthorne heading into his sophomore season, keeps tabs on Eddie McGee and his transition to the wide out, details some recent recruiting gains for the program, and examines what else but Ron Zook’s job status.